Marine torpedo



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M. OOLONEY. Marine-Torpedo.

Patented Mar. 16, 1880.

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MYRON OOLONEY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB TO JAMES HENRYMCLEAN. OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MARINE TORPEDO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,465, dated March16, 1880.

Application filed February 10, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, MYRON OoLoNEY, oi the city and county of New Haven,in the State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Marine Torpedoes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to torpedoes provided with magnets to cause them toattach themselves to an iron vessel which they may be designed todestroy.

The invention consists in amagnetio appliance for retaining coupledtorpedoes in parallel position while passing through the water, ashereinafter explained.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed todescribe it with refereneeto the accoi'npanying drawings, in

which--- Figure 1 is a side view of a single torpedo, illustrating thefirst and second parts of my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of thesame. Fig. 8 is a plan of a pair of coupled torpedoes, illustrating thethird partof the invention. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the couplingdevices.

A A repre'seutcigarshaped submarine boats containing spring or othermotive power op-v erating screwpropellers 1: by which the said boats aredriven through the water. 0 C are rudder-plates to conllne the boats todirect lines of motion.

hen the boats are used singly the rudder plates are crossed inplanes' atright angles to each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that in eventof the boat rolling over the steering effect of the rudder-plates willnot be impaired.

' T represents the explosive shell or torpedo proper, rigidly attachedto the prow or for-.

M. M are magnets attached to a hoop, E, iixed to the side'of the heat,so thatthe poles of the magnets willbe presented outward and in acircle. M in Fig. 1 represents magnets attached in similar manner to ahoop, E, surrounding the point of the torpedo 1, the poles of themagnets M being presented forward.

Referring to Fig. 3, F represents a couplingbar hinged to the prow ofeach of apair of torpedoes, as described in an application o'fJames H.McLean, M. D.,filed the 30th of July, 1878. G G are rigid barsprojecting from the opposite sides of the two torpedo-boats A A. Betweenthe ends of the bars G G is fixed a magnet, M and on the ends of theopposite bars, G G, is fixed a circular iron plate, H, provided with aflange, h, and constituting the armatureof the magnet M 7 v M Mrepresent a range of magnets pivoted to bars I i; and W magnets,mounted'on the described in the applica- II. McLean, above referred to.

coupling-bar F, as tion of Dr. J. I

In operation, the magnet M and plateH on the ends of the bars G G and GG respect ively will hold the boats A A in parallel position until aniron vessel is approached, when the superior attraction of the magnets M.or M will cause the two boats to be drawn into line and along'the sideor bottom of'the vessel- It is manifest that this part of my inventionmay be used without the particular mode of applying the magnets or therudders described with especial reference to Fig. 1, and, further, thatthe modes of applying the magnets and the rudders shown in Figs. 1 and 2may either be used without the other or without the magnetic couplingdevice shown at M H in Figs. 3 and 4.

Having thus described my invention, the followingis what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters -Patent:-

The combination, with a pair of torpedoboats hinged together, of v amagnet, M, and armature H, attached to the respective, boats to holdthem in parallel position while, passing through the water, asexplained.

MYRON OOLONEV. Witnesses:

E. L. Ross, J AS. N. CBOFUT.

